Archaeology in the east and the west : papers presented at the Sino-Sweden archaeology forum, Beijing, in September 2005/ Anders Kaliff, ed.

The book presents papers from a conference that was held in Beijing on 26-27 September 2005, in collaboration between the Swedish National Heritage Board (NHB) and the Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS). The conference marked a fresh start for archaeological collaboration between Sweden and China. There is a long tradition of cooperation between China and Sweden in the field of archaeology and both the conference itself and the present publication are further developments in this cooperation. This book is an overview of the work done by each country and institution in the field of archaeology and neighbouring disciplines. The papers describe archaeological projects and problems, such as urbanization processes and 'Neolithization', and the special sciences pursued in respective institutions: palaeobotany, osteology, archaeometallurgy, conservation, and digital survey methods.

Editor's Preface to the English Edition (Anders Kaliff); Preface (Bengt K. Å. Johansson and Liu Qingzhu); Some Problems in the Study of the Origin of Chinese Civilization (Wang Wei); Scenes from the Prehistory of Sweden. A Brief Overview (Anders Kaliff); New Advances and Ideas in Current Archaeological Research into Early Capitals of Ancient China (Liu Qingzhu); Urbanization in Sweden 0-1700 AD (Lars Ersgård); Archaeological Research on the Settlement Patterns of the Erlitou Site and its Periphery (Xu Hong); The First Neolithic Concept (Magnus Andersson); On The Origins of Domesticated Pigs and Horses in Ancient China (Yuan Jing); Domestication of Millet (Zhao Zhijun); From Regional to Local (Per Lagerås); Lithic Production of Early States in China (Chen Xingcan); Archaeological Research on the Origin of Ancient Chinese Metallurgy with the Focus on Copper and Iron (Bai Yunxiang); Archaeometallurgy - Archaeological and Analytical Perspectives (Lena Grandin); Human Remains from Xinglongwa in-House Burial, Aohanqi District of Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia (Zhang Yajun and Barbara Li Smith); Reconstructing Daily Life in Past Populations (Caroline Arcini); Gis-Based Research on Settlement Archaeology in China (Jianguo Liu); Digital Field Documentation (Karin Lund); Postscript (Bai Yunxiang).

Includes bibliographical references.

Compiled by Swedish National Heritage Board and the Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Science.